The ABT RS6-E Is A 1000bhp Hybrid Monster

ABT Sportsline has produced a concept version of the Audi RS6 which teams up a 4.0-litre V8 with an electric motor
The ABT RS6-E Is A 1000bhp Hybrid Monster

As a car that’ll happily give a supercar some bother in a straight line drag race, the outgoing Audi RS6 is something you might describe as sufficiently fast. However, German tuning company ABT Sportsline clearly thinks it needs some help in the speed department, and its latest modified RS6 adds power in a very forward-thinking way.

It’s called the RS6-E, and its starting point is the existing ‘ABT Power R’ performance package that ups the internally-combusted fury to 720bhp. The kit consists of an ‘ABT Engine Control’ unit or ‘AEC’, and a new exhaust system. But the RS6-E doesn’t stop there.

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The car has also been fitted with an electric motor in the transmission tunnel, which sends its power to the rear axle. It brings an additional 288bhp and 157lb ft of torque to the party, giving a brilliantly absurd total system output of 1004bhp and 952lb ft of twist. That’s around the same as the original Bugatti Veyron developed from its quad-turbo W16. Automotive progress can be marvelous at times.

If you’re thinking the RS6-E is going to be an utter savage off-the-line thanks to the joys of electric motors and their instant torque deliveries, we regret to inform that the car doesn’t quite work like that. Curiously, the “relatively compact” 13.6kWh battery and the motor it’s attached to only operate above 62mph, and only for short bursts.

But still, with 720bhp to play without the motor, it’s still crazy fast up to 62mph: it’ll hit the benchmark speed from rest in 3.3 seconds. That’s just a tenth off an Audi R8 V10 Plus, for context.

You can’t buy the hybrid setup yet, as the RS6-E is just a concept for now. The idea is for the car to “provide an exciting glimpse of the future of tuning,” ABT says. It’s a glimpse we like the look of very much.

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Comments

Anton 3

This is the hybrid we’ve all been waiting for.
Absolutely astonishing.

07/06/2018 - 13:07 |
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BenPaye(JDMSquad)(MX5Squad)(LFAsquad)(Subie Squad) (Rotary F

Ah yes i saw this. Its awesome

07/06/2018 - 13:08 |
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Anonymous
07/06/2018 - 13:14 |
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Jack the Car Guy

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best meme

07/06/2018 - 15:08 |
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woulditfitonmyhonda

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U is banning memes

07/06/2018 - 20:59 |
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Anonymous

Koenigsegg of wagons

07/06/2018 - 13:15 |
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Anonymous

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But does it annihilate records? That’s the question.

07/06/2018 - 15:49 |
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Phil Drift

Rich boi: I want a 720hp car, but I have wife and kids and they keep complaining!
Audi: got ya covered mang

07/06/2018 - 13:23 |
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UnknownCat13

The extra power must come as a bit of a ‘shock’ to the driver

07/06/2018 - 13:27 |
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5:19.55

K E R S W A G O N E DI T I O N

07/06/2018 - 13:31 |
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Anonymous

Jon Osslon might want this.

07/06/2018 - 13:31 |
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AAA Insurance

In other news: the world’s N U T supply is at an all time low

07/06/2018 - 13:32 |
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Burnout🔰(Rotary Fighter)(SaveCT)

An RS6 hybrid with 1000bhp?!Car guys with families will rejoice

07/06/2018 - 13:37 |
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